At a school cafeteria, a staff person surveyed the food preferences of 35 students. For every five students, two said they liked healthy foods. How many students preferred healthy foods?(1 point)
Responses
To calculate the number of students who preferred healthy foods, we can use proportions.
Since for every 5 students, 2 liked healthy foods, we can set up the following ratio:
2/5 = x/35
Where x is the number of students who preferred healthy foods.
Now we can cross-multiply to solve for x.
2 * 35 = 5 * x
70 = 5x
Dividing both sides of the equation by 5, we find:
x = 14
Therefore, 14 students preferred healthy foods.